Design · utility
Utility: System Overview
Summarize a Figma file's design system — components, styles, token collections and modes, and page structure — in one structured overview.
/design-system-overviewFigma
Figma steps require a Figma MCP server; see the design workflow page.
Purpose
The system overview utility gives a comprehensive summary of the design system in a Figma file: components, styles, token collections and modes, and page structure. Use it when you're new to a Figma design system or want to know what it contains before working with it.
Not for exporting tokens as code — see /design-export-tokens.
Usage
Provide a Figma file key or URL.
What It Does
- Identifies the Figma file
- Calls
figma_get_design_system_summaryfor counts and page structure - Calls
figma_get_stylesto list all published styles - Calls
figma_get_componentsto list all published components - Calls
figma_get_variables(JSON format) to get token structure - Compiles the overview: file info, components, styles (by type), tokens (collections, variables by type, mode names), and page structure
- Presents the overview to the user
Output
A structured design system overview presented to the user, useful for onboarding onto or auditing the state of a design system.